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Which event led to the deposition of Abdul Hamid II in 1909?

  • 31 March Incident

  • Young Turk Revolution

  • Armenian Uprising

  • Balkan Crisis

Answer

The 31 March Incident in 1909 led to the deposition of Abdul Hamid II. Unionist forces from the Committee of Union and Progress, a secret revolutionary Young Turks organization, forced him to abdicate after he attempted to reassert his absolutism.
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